LD-1 Disclosure Form

Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov

Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

			1. Effective Date of Registration		4/1/24
2. House Identification	31842			Senate Identification	7257

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant

Organization

BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

Address

1155 F Street NW

Address2

Suite 1200

City

Washington

State

Zip

20004

Country

USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

City

Denver

State

Zip

80202

Country

USA

5. Contact name and telephone number

International Number

Contact

Ms. Quinn McKay

Telephone

2028725292

E-mail

qmckay@bhfs.com

6. General description of registrant’s business or activities

Law firm

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name	Synopsys, Inc.
Address	675 Almanor Avenue

City

Sunnyvale

State

Zip

94085

Country

USA

8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)

City

State

Zip

Country

9. General description of client’s business or activities

electronic design automation and semiconductor IP Company

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

Name			Covered Official Position (if applicable)
First	Last	Suffix
Nadeam	Elshami		CoS, Dem. Ldr Pelosi; Comms.Dir/Sr. Adv., Dem.Ldr Nancy Pelosi; Dep. Comms. Dir/Sr. Adv., Speaker Pelosi; Sr. Comms. Adv./Dep. Comms. Dir/Spokesman/Natl Press Sec, Sen Durbin; Dep. CoS/Comms Dir/Press Sec, Rep Schakowsky; Dep Press Sec, Sen Boxer
Brandt	Anderson		Research Assistant, House Committee on Veterans Affairs; Military Legislative Assistant, Rep Jackie Walorski; Legislative Director, Rep Jim Banks; Military Legislative Assistant, Senator Ted Cruz; National Security Advisor, Senator Todd Young
Greta	Joynes		Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director Rep. John Shimkus, Senior Legislative Assistant Rep. John Shimkus, Legislative Assistant Rep. John Shimkus, Legislative Correspondent Rep. John Shimkus, Staff Assistant Rep. John Shimkus
Russell	Sullivan		Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee; Chief Counsel, Senate Finance Committee; Leg. Director, Sen. Bob Graham
Mark	Warren		ChfTaxCounsel, Sen Fin Comm; SrTaxCounsel, Sen Thune; TaxCounsel, Hs W&M Comm; DepAsstSec, Dept of Treas, Leg Affairs; ChfCounsel, Sen Repub Policy Comm; StaffDir and ChfCounsel, Sen Small Bus Comm; TaxAndFinanceCounsel, Sen Small Bus Comm

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

DEF

TAX

TRD

FOR

12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Preparation for 2025 tax debate and R&D tax amortization. Export controls and outbound investment issues. Congressional monitoring of NDAA, appropriations and China Committee.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14.

Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.

Internet Address:

Name

Address

Principal Place of Business

Street

City

State/Province

Zip Code

Country

City

State

Country

City

State

Country

City

State

Country

FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration.

Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.

Address

Ownership

Name

Street

Principal place of business

Amount of contribution

City

State/Province

Country

(city and state or country)

for lobbying activities

City

State

Country

City

State

Country

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
No Yes

Signature

Digitally Signed By: William Moschella, Attorney at Law

Date

5/7/2024 4:03:28 PM

ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

Name			Covered Official Position (if applicable)	Have you been convicted of a crime?
First	Last	Suffix
Marc	Lampkin
Alice	Lugo		Assistant Secretary for Leg Affairs, Dept Homeland Security; Chief Counsel, Sen Menendez; Acting Leg Director, Sen Menendez; Counsel, Rep Luis Gutierrez; Legal Fellow, Rep Luis Gutierrez; Legal Fellow, Dep of Homeland Security; Intern, Sen Ben Nelson
William	Moschella		Associate Deputy Attorney General, DOJ; Asst Attorney General, DOJ; Chief Leg Counsel/Parliamentarian House Judiciary Committee
Samantha	Carl-Yoder
Lauren	Diekman

ADDITIONAL LOBBYING ISSUES
11. Supplemental. General lobbying issue areas. Enter any additional codes for issues not listed on page 2, number 11.

ADDITIONAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS13. Supplemental. List any other affiliated organization that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 13.

Name

Address

Principal Place of Business

Street

City

State/Province

Zip Code

Country

City

State

Country

City

State

Country

City

State

Country

ADDITIONAL FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Supplemental. List any other foreign entity that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 14.

Name

Address

Principal place of business
(city and state or country)

Amount of contribution for lobbying activities

Ownership

Street
City	State/Province	Country

City
State		Country

City
State		Country

City
State		Country